Scholarship program global.trex
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The scholarship program gives you the opportunity to get to know a new country, a new city, a new university, but also a new school system, as you will complete an accompanying school internship abroad in addition to your studies abroad. The length of stay is between 4-5 months.
Which countries are available?
The following partner universities are available for the winter semester 2025/26:
Participating partner universities in the project since 2019:
- Zhejiang International Studies University in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Gordon College of Education, Haifa, Israel
- Université Laval in Québec, Canada
- Universidad de Ciencias Pedagógicas Enrique José Varona in Havanna, Cuba
- Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Muskingum University in New Concord, Ohio, USA
What support is available?
In addition to organizational support before, during and after the mobility phase, e.g. in the form of departure and return seminars, the scholarship program also provides financial support for your stay abroad (depending on the destination country). You will find the corresponding amounts in the following table:
| Country | Travel expenses (one-off) | Accommodation costs (monthly) * |
| South Africa | 2.000,00€ | 1.200,00€/Monat |
| USA | 1.350,00€ | 1.275,00€/Monat |
* Includes insurance flat rate of €35.00/month
Until when can you apply?
The application deadline varies depending on the destination country. The following dates apply for the winter semester 2025/2026:
| Countries | Period of stay | Application deadline |
| Südafrika | August - December 2025 | 01.12.2024 |
| USA | August - December 2025 | 01.12.2024 |
Please apply for a global.trex scholarship directly to the International Office using the application form.
First, log in with your ZIM ID and fill out the form with the following title:
“Online application form for outgoing students to non-European countries, freemovers and the PROMOS scholarship"
Once you have completed and signed the form online, send it as a PDF to bewerbung.auslandsstudium@uni-passau.de together with all the required documents listed below.
Further information can be found on the homepage of the International Office.
- Online application (signed form)
- Curriculum vitae in tabular form in German and in the main language of instruction*, including information on extracurricular activities such as internships.
- Letter of motivation incl. study plan (1-1.5 pages) in German and in the main language of instruction*. Please also mention the scholarship program of global.trex Passau.
- Proof of performance:
- HISQIS excerpt incl. average grade (if offered for your degree program)
- Copy of all certificates acquired to date or HISQIS excerpt incl. language examinations, knowledge of the language of instruction*, at least B1, preferably B2. ("Partial certificates" from the Language Center are not required. If no certificates of language examinations are available, other proof of language proficiency must be submitted, e.g. a copy of your Abitur certificate).
- Copy of your Bachelor's certificate (for Master's students)
- Copy of your intermediate examination certificate (if provided for and available in your degree program)
- Copies of two certificates of enrollment from different semesters or a certificate of study progress showing that you have studied at least two semesters at the University of Passau or another German university. Students in their first semester must first submit one certificate of enrollment and then submit the second before the mobility phase.
* Languages of instruction: China, Israel, South Africa and USA: English; Canada: French, Cuba: Spanish.
How is the selection made?
The selection of the global.trex Passau scholarship program is carried out by a selection committee. Social, societal, cultural and political commitment is recognized. The best applicants are funded within the framework of global.trex Passau; the remaining applications continue to go through the regular process of the International Office for the allocation of study places at the partner universities. This means that you still have the opportunity to study abroad outside of global.trex Passau.
The project is funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with funds from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
Your contact for global.trex Passau
Sabine Blake
Room IG 206
Gottfried-Schäffer-Str. 20
Phone: +49(0)851/509-2645
Hazal Dogudan
Room IG 203
Gottfried-Schäffer-Str. 20
Phone: +49(0)851/509-4921
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